We need your help to make PIJF 2018 bigger and better by donating to the PIJF Performing Artist Fund!

Every donation over $2 is tax deductible.

Donations Close 30 June 2018

This year is our sixth year and we want to carry on the legacy of what Graham Wood started, and make it bigger and better for our great city. We are asking you, our audience and our supporters, to help us expand on the visiting guest artist program which will allow us to access more artists to bring to you!

We are aiming to raise $20,000 to bring a greater variety of national and international artists to this festival. It is a great undertaking to bring artists to this fair isolated city of ours, but with every donation it makes our job easier to create the very best festival that this city deserves.

This campaign will receive a matched funding ‘boost’ of $2,000 from Creative Partnerships Australia, provided it raises $2,000 by 30 June 2018. Donate now and help give this project a boost!

Every tax deductible donation will go directly to the artist fund. This will help pay for the artists fees, flights and accommodation. This is the core of the festivals success and longevity and we need you, as our audience and supporters, to work with us to build this festival to something greater than it has already been.

Three days of workshops run by WAAPA’s high profile lecturers will teach students how to arrange songs, play improvised solos and learn the ins and outs of small jazz ensemble playing, culminating in a concert on the final day.

A professional group will perform each day and give advice in a masterclass on all things jazz.

Showcasing celebrated local, national and international jazz artists, PIJF presents an exciting program of jazz performances in six venues around the city, with a mix of ticketed and free community events.

Kick start your pathway to a career in JAZZ MUSIC, with three days of workshops on improvisation and ensemble playing, run by WAAPA’s internationally reknown lecturers. Students will learn how to arrange songs, play improvised solos and learn the ins and outs of small jazz ensemble playing, culminating in a concert on the final day.

Mon 18 – Wed 20 Jan
9.30am-4pm
Fee: $300
Open to ages 15+

Register now to secure your place in this exclusive school which promises to be both fun and educational!

Congratulations to Helen Matthews, officially inducted to WAM’s 2015 Hall of Fame at the WA Music Awards ceremony on Thursday 5 November!

“With a career spanning over half a century, Helen Matthews has undoubtedly become WA’s First Lady of Jazz. From hosting the nationally adored ABC variety show ‘Helen Matthews – With A Little Help From Her Friends’ to performing for the Queen and the Pope, Matthews’ achievements are as eclectic as her vocal sounds. The front-woman for some of Perth’s most memorable bands, including JT & The Jazzmen, A Slight Diversion, Nova Dreams and The Helen Matthews Quartet, she’s also played with some of Australia’s finest jazz artists including James Morrison, Judy Baily, Don Burrows and Kerrie Biddell. She’s served as the Director of Fremantle Jazz Festival and the Bunbury International Jazz Festival, and her continued efforts in nurturing, teaching and mentoring young local artists has also seen her receive immense community adoration and respect.”
– wam.org.au/wa-music-awards-craft-winners-hall-of-fame-inductees-revealed-ahead-of-wam-festival